Belarus hit with US visa sanctions
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11:16 09/02/2022
The US Department of State (DoS) has hit Belarus with US visa restrictions, citing the ‘repression of athletes abroad including the attempted forced repatriation of a sprinter at the Tokyo Olympic...
Interview waiver expanded for L1 visa and other US visas
11:32 10/01/2022
The US Department of State (DoS) has expanded interview waivers for the L1 visa , and other US visa categories, until the end of 2022. In an effort to tackle visa processing delays and backlogs, the...
More than 60,000 Afghan US visa applicants left stranded
11:13 22/12/2021
More than 60,000 Afghan interpreters and other Afghan nationals who have applied for a US visa – including those who cooperated with US Armed Forces - have been left stranded in Afghanistan,...
US visa backlog progress made amid nursing crisis
11:22 16/12/2021
Amid a shortage of nurses in the battle against COVID-19, many foreign healthcare workers have been waiting for their US visas to be granted in order to start work. However, senior health officials...
US visa restrictions for Chinese journalists relaxed
9:39 23/11/2021
The US and China have reached an agreement to ease visa restrictions on each other’s journalists following a series of tit-for-tat expulsions. Following a virtual meeting between US President, Joe...
US visa ban threat against yet another African state
17:01 04/11/2021
Amid government unrest in yet another region of Africa, the US has threatened to ban US visa services for those found to be involved in sponsoring electoral violence. It’s understood that the US has...
